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Codesystem-substance-category.xml

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)

Definition for Code System SubstanceCategoryCodes

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="substance-category"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> Substance Category Codes</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> Substance category codes</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category defines the
         following codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">allergen
            <a name="substance-category-allergen"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Allergen</td> 
          <td> A substance that causes an allergic reaction.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">biological
            <a name="substance-category-biological"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Biological Substance</td> 
          <td> A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">body
            <a name="substance-category-body"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Body Substance</td> 
          <td> A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears,
             etc.).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">chemical
            <a name="substance-category-chemical"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Chemical</td> 
          <td> Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i)
             any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical
             reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/oppti
            ntr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">food
            <a name="substance-category-food"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Dietary Substance</td> 
          <td> A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">drug
            <a name="substance-category-drug"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Drug or Medicament</td> 
          <td> A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention
             of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">material
            <a name="substance-category-material"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Material</td> 
          <td> A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron,
             wood, plastic and paper).</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/substance-category"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1138"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.0.1"/> 
  <name value="SubstanceCategoryCodes"/> 
  <title value="Substance Category Codes"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/orders/index.cfm"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Substance category codes"/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/substance-category"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="allergen"/> 
    <display value="Allergen"/> 
    <definition value="A substance that causes an allergic reaction."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="biological"/> 
    <display value="Biological Substance"/> 
    <definition value="A substance that is produced by or extracted from a biological source."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="body"/> 
    <display value="Body Substance"/> 
    <definition value="A substance that comes directly from a human or an animal (e.g. blood, urine, feces, tears,
     etc.)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="chemical"/> 
    <display value="Chemical"/> 
    <definition value="Any organic or inorganic substance of a particular molecular identity, including -- (i)
     any combination of such substances occurring in whole or in part as a result of a chemical
     reaction or occurring in nature and (ii) any element or uncombined radical (http://www.epa.gov/oppti
    ntr/import-export/pubs/importguide.pdf)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="food"/> 
    <display value="Dietary Substance"/> 
    <definition value="A food, dietary ingredient, or dietary supplement for human or animal."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="drug"/> 
    <display value="Drug or Medicament"/> 
    <definition value="A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention
     of disease in man or other animals (Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="material"/> 
    <display value="Material"/> 
    <definition value="A finished product which is not normally ingested, absorbed or injected (e.g. steel, iron,
     wood, plastic and paper)."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.